U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will travel to Brussels July 8-9 and Berlin July 10-11 for meetings with European officials and with Republic of Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Lee Do-hoon to advance our shared efforts to achieve the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea.
Daily Archives: 6. Juli 2019
Seven more cultural sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
During its meeting in Baku this afternoon, the World Heritage Committee, inscribed seven cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The sites added this afternoon are located in Canada, Czechia, Germany, Republic of Korea, Myanmar and Poland. Inscriptions will continue tomorrow, 7 July.
UK-flagged tanker reported ‚safe and well‘ after stop in Gulf
It stopped as part of a routine procedure to adjust its arrival time at its next port, an official at UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) told Reuters. UKMTO, which coordinates shipping in the Gulf, had been in contact with the tanker, the official said.
US-Sicherheitsberater Bolton: Der Falke allein in Ulan Bator
Im Iran-Streit ging es nicht nach ihm, in Nordkorea war er nicht dabei: US-Sicherheitsberater Bolton steht Beobachtern zufolge isoliert da. Immer öfter hört Präsident Trump auf jemand anderen.
Aktions-Festival Büchel 2019!
Im rheinlandpfälzischen Büchel, wo noch immer US-Atombomben einsatzbereit und auf deutschem Boden stationiert sind, kommen vom 5.7. – 9.7.2019 verschiedenste Menschen zusammen, um im Rahmen eines Aktions-Festivals ihre Meinung zu Deutschlands nuklearer Teilhabe zu demonstrieren.
Protestwoche am Fliegerhorst Büchel beginnt
Die Polizei geht von einem friedlichen Verlauf der Veranstaltungen aus. Sie ist aber mit verstärkten Kräften vor Ort, die von einem Hubschrauber und Feldjägern der Bundeswehr unterstützt werden.
Munition liegen lassen und als Helfer wiederkommen
Wenn die Not allerdings so groß ist, dass der Bundeswehr das Feld geräumt wird, scheint der Verstand bei einigen auszusetzen.
4th Fleet-Led UNITAS 2019 Pacific Exercise Focuses on Sub-Hunting, Humanitarian Assistance
The U.S. Navy and its partners in Central and South America just wrapped up the UNITAS 2019 Pacific exercise, with a U.S. destroyer leading the 13-nation force through an anti-submarine and surface warfare drill.
In the 60th iteration of the annual exercise in U.S. 4th Fleet, the forces melded sea- and air-control skills with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief practice, to ensure the partners could come together if needed for a range of missions.
Connecticut National Guard strengthens alliance with Uruguay
Members of the Connecticut National Guard met and had critical discussions with Uruguayan service leads from the Army, Navy, and Air Force June 24 – 29, 2019 in Montevideo, Uruguay, during a State Partnership Program (SPP) visit.
One of the United States’ key policy goals in Uruguay is to enhance U.S., Uruguayan and global security by working with our military counterparts in Uruguay.
Nach Vorwahlen stehen Präsidentschaftskandidaten in Uruguay fest
Manini, Gründer und einziger Kandidat der neuen Partei „Bürgerversammlung“ (Gabildo Abierto), war oberster Befehlshaber der uruguayischen Streitkräfte zwischen 2015 und 2019, bis er vom Präsidenten Tabaré Vázquez abgesetzt wurde, da er mehrfach gegen Verfassungsnormen verstieß. Er äußerte sich öffentlich in provokativer Weise gegen die Justiz, die Menschenrechte und gegen die Aufklärung der Verbrechen der Diktatur. Er will die Armee zur Verbrechensbekämpfung einsetzen. Doch vor allem versuchte er, den Abbau der Privilegien im Rentensystem der Militärs zu verhindern.
#GiletsJaunes #Acte34 #Paris samedi 6 juillet 2019
„Mars“-Raketenwerfer: Bundeswehr verkaufte Laptops mit Verschlusssachen darauf
Ein oberbayerischer Förster hat im Jahr 2018 vier Laptops ersteigert. In die Jahre gekommene, aber robuste Maschinen. Genau das Richtige für seine Arbeit im Wald, dachte er. Als er das erste Gerät einschaltete, stellte er fest, dass das Betriebssystem nicht gelöscht worden war…
As the Trump and Netanyahu alliance grows stronger and moves the same racist policies forward, the movement grows stronger to fight back. We must join together and organize towards liberation for all.
Our members in NH just asked @BernieSanders if he’s also an anti-Occupation Jew and looks like the answer is YES! Learn more about us bringing the crisis of Israel’s military occupation over Palestinians to 2020 elections w/this exclusive from @Politico:
2020 elections: Progressive Jewish group IfNotNow expands forces for 2020
(29.06.2019)
The organization is also taking a page out of the playbook of groups such as Black Lives Matter and the American Civil Liberties Union: It plans to “bird-dog” presidential candidates at public events to create viral moments and prod the Democratic Party leftward on the issue of Israel.
Spotted in Israel: “Don’t employ leftists”
(30.06.2019)
U.S. Duty-Free Magnates Give Millions to Israeli Settlements
(01.07.2019)
Friedman, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, evangelical preacher John Hagee, conservative TV host Mike Huckabee and Netanyahu‘s son, Yair, have been among the many politicians and VIPs to attend parties at Simon Falic‘s Jerusalem home.
The Falics also support American politicians, both Democratic and Republican. Since 2000, they have given over $1.7 million to pro-Israel politicians, including Trump, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
US duty free owners give millions to Israeli settlements
(01.07.2019)
The Falic family of Florida, owners of the ubiquitous chain of Duty Free Americas shops, funds a generous and sometimes controversial philanthropic empire in Israel that runs through the corridors of power and stretches deep into the occupied West Bank.
An Associated Press investigation shows that the family has donated at least $5.6 million to settler organizations in the West Bank and east Jerusalem over the past decade, funding synagogues, schools and social services as well as far-right causes considered extreme even in Israel.
Disgusting: Top Democrats Chuck Schumer and Debbie Wasserman Schultz are funded by the Falic Family, who are also generous supporters of Kahanist groups, including Baruch Marzel’s Hebron activists and Bentzi Gopstein’s anti-miscegenation street gang Lehava
(01.07.2019)
Ethiopian Israelis and Systematic Discrimination
Israel braced for a third day of intense protests over the police killing of 19-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli Solomon Tekah, but protests seemed to take on a milder tone than the previous day as leaders urged calm and restraint. Appealing directly to the Ethiopian-Israeli community President Reuven Rivlin implored: „We must stop and think together how to continue from here. This is not a civil war.“
Did a poor pregnant woman and her fetus die when black folks blocked traffic to protest police brutality and state racism? Fact-checkers find: No — the incident was invented out of whole cloth by Israeli racists to smear #BlackLivesMatter #hasbarapocalypse
Exclusive Footage: Ethiopian Solidarity Protests Across Israel turn Violent
(03.07.2019)
On June 30, an off-duty police officer accidentally shot and killed 18-year-old Ethiopian Israeli Salomon Takeh in the Kiryat Hayim section of Haifa. Ethiopians responded by taking to the streets and protesting with some protests evolving into violent riots.
Rage Against the Police: 13 Photos From Ethiopian Israelis‘ Protest
(03.07.2019)
Israelis of Ethiopian origin are demonstrating throughout Israel following the death Sunday of 18-year old Solomon Teka, who was shot by police.
Some of the protests quickly became violent when demonstrators blocked main roads and set on fire a car of a passerby who tried to drive through the blockade.
How Israel Systematically Hides Evidence of 1948 Expulsion of Arabs
“Safsaf [former Palestinian village near Safed] – 52 men were caught, tied them to one another, dug a pit and shot them. 10 were still twitching. Women came, begged for mercy. Found bodies of 6 elderly men. There were 61 bodies. 3 cases of rape, one east of from Safed, girl of 14, 4 men shot and killed. From one they cut off his fingers with a knife to take the ring.”
The writer goes on to describe additional massacres, looting and abuse perpetrated by Israeli forces in Israel’s War of Independence. “There’s no name on the document and it’s not clear who’s behind it,” Dr. Novick tells Haaretz. “It also breaks off in the middle.
Netanyahu‘s Out of Luck, but He‘s Hoping a Photo-op With India‘s Modi Will Help
Netanyahu is stuck between the Ethiopian community‘s protest and Gaza firebombs, and Lieberman is breathing down his neck. Can a strategic trip to India save him?
Argentina Transport Union to Strike, Protest July 12
The union leader also said that President Mauricio Macri was losing a lot of support among workers of the transport sector following his fiscal austerity program.
„A lot of people believed in this government but nothing changed.“
India is buying more US and Saudi oil because of sanctions on Iran
India was one of only eight countries granted a waiver that allowed it to keep buying oil from Tehran, but that reprieve expired on May 2.
While India had said it would only recognize sanctions imposed by the United Nations, the country‘s petroleum minister said in April that it would source „additional supplies from other major oil producing countries.“
Increase in uranium stockpile due to US ban on exports
Speaking to Mehr correspondent on Saturday, Mojtaba Zonnour, chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said “we have done nothing in violation of the JCPOA. It was the US which caused the increase in our enriched uranium stockpile by banning its exports.”
“The US has also banned the export of Iran’s heavy water, which has also caused an increase in our heavy water reserves,” he added.
US calls emergency meeting of UN nuclear watchdog group to discuss Iran
U.S. Ambassador to International Organizations in Vienna Jackie Wolcott requested a special meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency‘s Board of Governors to discuss a report on Iran‘s nuclear program, according to a U.S. mission statement.
„The international community must hold Iran’s regime accountable,“ the statement said.
Europäische Union: „Es gab mächtige Kräfte, die das Wahlergebnis nicht akzeptieren wollten“
Nach seinen offenbar vergeblichen Bemühungen, als Spitzenkandidat nach der Europawahl an die Spitze der Europäischen Union zu gelangen, zeigt sich EVP-Fraktionschef Manfred Weber frustriert.
Die Schuld für sein Scheitern gab er in der Bild vor allem dem französischen Staatspräsidenten Emmanuel Macron und dem ungarischen Ministerpräsidenten Viktor Orbán. „Es gab mächtige Kräfte, die das Wahlergebnis nicht akzeptieren wollten.“
UK: Troops Hang Nazi Flag, Call Kenyans ‚African Animals’
Specifically, the two say that while the battalion was stationed in Kenya, white soldiers would call local troops “African animals” and “f***ing n****rs.” The soldiers would often tell local children asking for coins to: “f**k off.” The claimants say that senior officers always left such comments unchallenged.
The pair even say that they saw Nazi flags and photos of Hitler displayed at a military base in Colchester, Essex.
UK finds itself in diplomatic maelstrom with Iran and Spain after seizure of Syria-bound oil-tanker
Analysis: UK officials say the aim is to calm the situation and not make it more incendiary – as some in Washington appear to be intent on doing
Revealed: The Major Remain Campaign Donors Bankrolling Hunt’s Campaign
Overall that’s over £225,000 Hunt’s backers have donated to anti-Brexit campaigns, parties and politicians, before sticking their financial clout behind him. Tory members might well be wondering what he’s telling his hardline Remain donors that he isn’t telling them…